Keep an eye on this today:
Labour makes another push for rental heating and insulation standards
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Little’s Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill will have its first reading on Wednesday. If passed, the legislation would set minimum standards of heating and insulation for rental homes to ensure they were safe and healthy.Labour housing spokesman Phil Twyford submitted a near-identical bill which failed to make it past first reading in March last year, due to a 60-60 deadlock. However, NZ First – which supported the bill – has gained a seat since then, meaning the bill would pass if all parties voted the same way.
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Little said more than 40,000 children were admitted to hospital each year with bronchial diseases due to the poor condition of the homes they lived in. “In the end, this is about the right standards for the right things and helping our kids and their families not get sick – that’s what it’s got to be about.” …
Well done Labour and supporters for staying on this case.
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